MBSS Site Summary for: DEER-125-R-2004

Site Photos

Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-125-R-2004-31 (Opens in a new window) Field photo showing stream conditions at site DEER-125-R-2004-32 (Opens in a new window)

Located on DEER CR UT 2 in the Deer Creek watershed, 8-digit code: 02120202.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/23/2004 and again in the summer on 7/6/2004.

Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) Results:

An Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) is a scientific tool used to identify and classify stream health. An IBI associates anthropogenic influences on a stream or with biological condition in the stream, and is formulated using data developed from biosurveys.
Details on the development and application of MBSS IBIs are in this document.
Fish IBI Fair - 3.0 / 5.0
Benthic IBI Good - 4.7 / 5.0

Land Use

Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area 426 acres Cows standing in a stream at a site with high agricultural land use. Cows survey the sampling procedure at this extreme example of a highly agriculturalized site.
Urban Land Use 0 %
Agricultural Land Use 73 %
Forested Land Use 27 %


Stream showing woody debris, logs, and rocky substrate.
An example of woody debris in a stream.

Physical Stream Habitat
Instream Habitat 16/20 (Optimal)
Epifaunal Substrate 17/20 (Optimal)
Velocity/Depth Diversity 10/20 (Marginal)
Pool Quality
Pool Extent = 17 meters 		10/20 (Marginal)
Riffle Quality
Riffle Extent = 58 meters 		14/20 (Suboptimal)
Shading 90 %
Embeddedness 10 %


Stream Water Quality:
Water temperature 20.6 ° C
Dissolved oxygen (DO) 8.1 mg/L
pH (lab) 7.24
Conductivity 140 µmho/cm
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity) 		239.8 µeq/L
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 1 mg/L

Biological Stream Condition:

Surveys of the organisms living within a stream can give indications of stream health. Species richness, or the number of different species present, as well as indicator species (species whose presence, absence or abundance can serve as a measure of environmental conditions) are informative for stream health. 		Close-up of a mayfly indicator species.

Fish Survey Results:
The following 6 fish species were collected.
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Common name Count
Blacknose Dace 12
Creek Chub 11
Rosyside Dace 8
American Eel 1
Blue Ridge Sculpin 1
Cutlip Minnow 1
Biologists sampling fish communities.
Electrofishing to sample fish communities.

Amphibians and Reptiles:
Eastern Red-Backed Salamander
Northern Green Frog
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Wood Frog

Crayfish:
No crayfish noted.

Exotic Plants:
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Stiltgrass
Mile-A-Minute
Multiflora Rose
 

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:
Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
Genus/Family Common Name Count
Baetis Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly 46
Diplectrona Net-Spinning Caddisfly 10
Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayfly 9
Leuctridae Rolledwinged Stonefly 9
Ephemerella Sulphur Mayfly 9
Amphinemura Spring Stonefly 5
Perlodidae Perlodid Stonefly 5
Philopotamidae Fingernet Caddisfly 4
Hydropsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 3
Polypedilum Non-Biting Midges 3
Epeorus Mayfly 3
Prostoia Spring Stonefly 3
Tallaperla Roach-Like Stonefly 2
Cheumatopsyche Net-Spinning Caddisfly 2
Paraleptophlebia Blue Quill Mayfly 2
Thienemannimyia group Non-Biting Midges 2
Orthocladius Non-Biting Midges 2
Stenonema Flatheaded Mayfly 2
Rhyacophila Free-Living Caddisfly 2
Chloroperlidae Green Stonefly 1
Perlidae Common Stonefly 1
Hexatoma Crane Fly 1
Pseudolimnophila Crane Fly 1
Trissopelopia Non-Biting Midges 1
Prosimulium Black Fly 1
Optioservus Riffle Beetle 1
Boyeria Spotted Darner Dragonfly 1
Eccoptura Yellow Stone Stonefly 1
Kick net sampling for macroinvertebrates.
Sampling with a kick net.

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